The Texas Supreme Court has asked the licensing board to offer doctors guidance on how to interpret the medical exception to the state’s abortion ban. Some doctors say that wouldn’t be enough reassurance......In the first seven months of 2023, only 34 abortions were performed in Texas. Seth Chandler, a law professor at the University of Houston, said the law incentivizes doctors to delay or deny abortions and hope the patient travels out-of-state or finds another doctor.
Houston Matters discusses what a recent ruling related to a mistake made by a high-profile attorney says about the expectations of appellate lawyers and judges and what criminal defendants should know about the process. In the audio, David Kwok, associate professor and director of the Criminal Justice Institute at the University of Houston Law Center joins us to make sense of that story and also to discuss what it suggests about the expectations of appellate lawyers and judges and what criminal defendants should know about the status of appeals they may believe are in progress on their behalf.
Texas’s CROWN Act says that grooming or dress policies may not discriminate against a hair texture or hairstyle that is commonly or historically associated with race. That includes braids, dreadlocks and twists. Emily Berman, professor of law at the University of Houston Law Center, spoke to Houston Matters on Monday about it. In short, the school found a workaround to not explicitly discriminate against the hairstyle, but rather the length.
With Eviction Rates High in Houston, Tenants Face a Legal Representation Vacuum. According to Ryan Marquez, director of the University of Houston Law Center’s Civil Justice Clinic, providing legal assistance to tenants would help reduce non-payment of rent evictions.
People leasing short-term rental properties have found themselves in the crosshairs of a new tax measure in the recently released Fall Economic Statement by the federal government. Professor Kellen Zale says perhaps the biggest part the measure is $50 million pledged to help municipalities enforce restrictions.
Professor Emeritus Richard Alderman provides tips for people who want to dispute inaccuracies on their credit reports and fix their credit independently.
In a Fox 44 news article, Professor Chandler says doctors play Russian roulette when they perform abortions in Texas, because it is unlikely, they can ask the court in advance, “If a local elected prosecutor disagrees, they can indict. And potentially, if a jury agrees, the doctor can go to prison potentially for life.”
The U.S. Supreme Court this week agreed to hear an abortion case for the first time since overturning a constitutional right to abortion last year. The case, which concerns the federal approval of the widely prescribed pill mifepristone, comes at a time when abortion access is being fiercely litigated across the United States. Professor Laura Portuondo is quoted in this CS Monitor article.
Professor Darren Bush was quoted in The Nation regarding Lina Khan’s Anti-Monopoly Power
Professor Seth chandler is a quoted in the article regarding a Texas judge that on Thursday granted a pregnant woman permission to obtain an abortion in an unprecedented challenge to the state’s ban that took effect after Roe v. Wade was overturned last year.
On the November 29th episode of the Houston Public Media show: The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments about whether the state’s abortion law harms women who face complications during pregnancy. Listen to our very own Seth Chandler, Law Foundation Professor of Law, as he takes a closer look at the legal questions at play.
“When women have a seat at the table, they express concerns that others may not have considered. They provide input on best ways to address those concerns and what is important for them and their children. Empowering women now to make policy decisions that will impact women and their children later will work to counteract, or at least minimize, the devastating effects of climate change,” said Gina S. Warren, the co-director of the Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Center at the University of Houston Law Center.
When you use a credit card to make a purchase, the merchant is charged somewhere around 2% to 4% of the amount to accept your card and have it processed securely. “...while you didn’t directly pay the costs, they are usually passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices on everything you purchase.” According to Richard M. Alderman, Professor Emeritus and Director of the Center for Consumer Law at the University of Houston Law Center, this is what the Credit Card Competition Act is designed to deal with.
Seth chandler was quoted in an KHOU article regarding some Texas counties and cities creating ordinances in hopes that they stop pregnant women seeking abortion from traveling through their areas. Chandler said there's one problem with the ordinances: interstate travel is a constitutional right.
The American Law Institure wrote an article regarding Renee Knake Jefferson's launch of Legal Ethics, a weekly newsletter on legal and judicial ethics.
Activists are urging local ordinances banning abortion-related travel.
“One should become a great lawyer first, and then a great patent lawyer second,” says Greg Vetter, who is co-director of the Institute for Intellectual Property and Information Law at UH Law Center, stressing the importance of foundational legal knowledge.
“I suspect this is a case in which the temporary relief is going to be a permanent decision. She has heard the evidence she is going to hear. I don’t think much is going to change,” said Professor Seth J. Chandler, at the University of Houston Law Center.
Professor Chandler was interviewed by KHOU regarding a Biden administration lawsuit against Texas over the Rio Grande buoy barrier.
Professor Emeritus Alderman discusses umbrella insurance policies in this article from WalletHub.
Professor Berman is quoted in the Texas Tribune article about the recent SCOTUS decision about race-based admissions.
Professor Jim Hawkins discusses the best installment loans for bad credit.
Seth Chandler was quoted in a Bloomberg Law article regarding how a federal court decision, if it stands, could prompt some health insurers to stop full coverage of HIV-prevention drugs.
Aman Gebru was quoted in a Bloomberg Law article regarding the OMG Girlz case claiming claiming that doll maker MGA Entertainment ripped off its name, style, and likeness.
Sandra Guerra Thompson was quoted in a Texas Tribune article regarding the rate of firearm-related deaths in Texas.
The award will recognize the leadership of six co-chairs: Dean Leonard M. Baynes of the University of Houston Law Center, Michelle Morris of South Texas College of Law, Professor Elsa Random of the Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Professor John Greil of the University of Texas School of Law, Daniella Landers of Womble Bond Dickinson and Christopher Tritico of Tritico Rainey.
Renee Knake Jefferson of University of Houston Law Center was recently interviewed by Diane P. Wood of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to discuss her book Shortlisted: Women in the Shadows of the Supreme Court.
Professor Seth Chandler was interviewed by Spectrum News Austin Capitol Tonight discussing the Supreme Court's decision regarding mifepristone.
Douglas Moll will be on a panel for a conference on the American Law Institute’s pending Restatement of the Law, Corporate Governance Friday, April 21stt 8:30am.
Seth Chandler was quoted in a Reason.com article on ChatGPT.
Seth Chandler was quoted in a thehill.com article on How the end of free preventative health care could affect us all.
Professor Emily Berman was quoted in an article regarding the Texas takeover of Houston schools.
Karen Jones was quoted in an article that helps future applicants with the LL.M. Admissions interview.
Professor Kaufman was quoted in a Dallas Morning News editorial regarding the fentanyl crisis.
Karen Jones was quoted in the LLM Guide regarding how a downturn is a big opportunity for LL.M. programs.
Professor Emeritus Richard Alderman provides advice on how to find the best secured credit card.
Professor Jim Hawkins discusses the best credit cards for students
Professor Seth Chandler comments on Texas lawsuit that could place nationwide ban on abortion pill.
Professor David Kwok talks about police procedures in a Houston Chronicle article, "A Houston man’s body was found in a car at police impound. What happened?".
University of Houston Law Center assistant professor Aman Gebru speaks with ESPN about the NFL's approach to protecting the Super Bowl trademark.
Professor Kellen Zale was quoted in the Yahoo News 360 article "Rent control is making a comeback"
In this regular series on Houston Public Media, Dean Leonard Baynes looks at how the The Bill of Rights relates to society today. Listen as he discusses the Sixth Amendment.
Professor Elizabeth Trujillo was quoted in a CBC news article regarding the North American Leaders' Summit in Mexico City
Victor Flatt was quoted in a Grid News article on what he is keeping an eye on in the climate realm for 2023. https://www.grid.news/story/climate/2023/01/02/there-were-some-big-climate-policy-moves-in-2022-whats-on-tap-for-the-new-year/#1b9c8d51-0f51-4757-a2ae-430811e1c707
In this regular series on Houston Public Media, Dean Leonard Baynes looks at how the The Bill of Rights relates to society today. Listen as he discusses the Fifth Amendment.
Teresa Messer wrote an opinion article in the Houston Chronicle regarding Texas Gov. Greg Abbott busing migrants to Washington, D.C.
Michael A. Olivas was mentioned in an article on NBC News regarding his profound imprint on American institutions.
Jim Hawkins was mentioned in a Queen City News video regarding Wells Fargo's $3.7B settlement.
